The previous record holder for largest explosion in the universe was the galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421, which astronomers discovered in the Camelopardalis constellation in 2003.

Astronomers have reported in The Astrophysical Journal that they've spotted the most powerful explosion in the known universe. The team collected a mix of X-ray and radio wave data from NASA's Chandra ...

Astronomers have reported in The Astrophysical Journal that they've spotted the most powerful explosion in the known universe. The team collected a mix of X-ray and radio wave data from NASA's ...

An international team of astronomers said they discovered the biggest explosion in the history of the universe. The cosmic blast likely originated in a supermassive black hole in the Ophiuchus ...

Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang. The blast came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy ...

On April 5, 1958, Canada detonated the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. Known as the Ripple Rock blast, it removed a ...

In late 2020, YouTuber Nick Uhas created the largest “elephant toothpaste” explosion in history. It was a raucous experiment and made for some serious cleaning headaches. Now, Uhas says he’s ...

An underwater volcanic eruption near the Pacific island of Tonga is the largest ever recorded by modern instruments, surpassing mid-century atomic bomb tests.

You’ve heard of the “big bang” theory regarding the start of the universe? Scientists say they recently detected a similar deep-space explosion, up to five times more powerful than any such ...